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The Economic Populist is a News Source and Community on all things $$$. Leave your partisanship at the door, bring your shrinking middle class paycheck and let's discuss real trade, economic, budget, fiscal, tax, labor and immigration policy that is in our interests and the United States National Interest.

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Q: Who is Robert Oak?

A: A Nom de plume. A thinking person like yourself who became fed up with corporate written and special interest driven trade, labor and economic policy and analysis. Many spin with numbers including the financial press. Robert Oak analyzes by first principles and puts accuracy and objectivity first. The numbers don't lie but people lie with numbers all the time.